Manchester United Vs Brighton: Ronaldo Is Reserved For Erik Ten Hag

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JAKARTA - Cristiano Ronaldo became a substitute when Manchester United hosted Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford. MU will play the first match of the English Premier League 2022/2023 season at 20.00 WIB later. The list of squad names that have played since the first minute has been released by the club. Ronaldo is included in the names included for the party. However, he had to be on the bench. The 37-year-old was on the bench alongside Raphael Varane, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Tom Heaton, Tyrell Malacia, James Garner, Donny van de Beek, Anthony Elanga and Alejandro Garnacho. The bench made Ten Hag entrust the attack line to Marcus Rashford as the spearhead. He will be assisted by Jadon Sancho, Bruno Fernandes, and Christian Eriksen.

The issue of international players filling the bench has started blowing since last week. New MU coach Erik Ten Hag is said to be backing up CR7 due to several factors. The most highlighted thing is the desire to leave the club and look for a new port. The intention arose because the Red Devils were not in the European Champions League this season. In addition, he was also absent from defending the squad during pre-season. The former Real Madrid player was not in the group to Thailand and Australia due to family reasons. Ronaldo then joined the team and played against Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday, July 31 last. He played for 45 minutes in the first half. In that match, Ronaldo was caught on camera arguing with the Dutch tactician. Not only that, CR7 also left the team while the match was still running.